Gechemba Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gechemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gechemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5661:81,5907,508

Gechemba (822) may also be a first name.

Gechemba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gechemba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gechemba is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Gechemba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gechemba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gechemba is the 560,645th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. Gechemba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gechemba are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 285,014th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 822 people.

The surname Gechemba is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 566 people, or 1 in 81,590. In Kenya Gechemba is most common in: Kisii County, where 38 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 36 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 18 percent reside.

Gechemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gechemba surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gachemba882/
Gechamba881/
Gichemba881/
Jechemba881/
Ghemba8613/
Geemba861/
Echembach8213/
Ghembad80304/
Nghemba8033/
Gezemba806/
Getemba802/
Gesemba801/
Ghembea801/
Gegemba801/
Ghembaz801/
Echimba801/
Gichamba75761/
Ceshemba75540/
Gachomba75334/
Gachamba7534/
Ngesemba7534/
Chizemba7533/
Sichemba754/
Geshimba754/
Gichomba752/
Gachimba751/
Gichimba751/
Egemba711,392/
Ezemba711,109/
Ejemba71361/
Sicheemba7145/
Zhemba7132/
Echimbach719/
Echenbach711/
Chichemba711/
Chihhemba711/
Nghikemba711/
Gisemba673,586/
Gesimba671,315/
Sesemba671,302/
Gitemba67327/
Ichimba67110/
Jekemba67106/
Ghimbas6763/
Ezembah6745/
Egembah6738/
Cesemba6725/
Egembai6721/
Zhembas6719/
Egembay675/
Zheemba674/
Ghimbaș674/
Ghembou674/
Ezenmba672/
Ghuimba671/
Igembai671/
Eichenbach671/
Zezemba671/
Sicemba671/
Nghimba671/
Ejembah671/
Gegembe671/
Sekemba671/
Zetemba671/
Igembay671/
Nghembo671/
Eachenbach670/
Geckenbach670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gechemba
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